WHO WOULD HAVE THUNK?  Apparently rioting in support of murderous terrorists does not win the hearts and minds of the public.

DID I SAY CLOWNWORLD?  To whom it may concern.

DID I SAY CLOWNWORLD?  No, Quora derpseal, Hebrew is not “younger” than Arabic.

NOW DO THE HOMELESS AND OTHER CRIMINALS:  65 Arrested as U. California San Diego’s Anti-Israel Encampment, Cleared by Police.

UHUH:  Trump Classified Records Trial in Florida Postponed Indefinitely.

DON’T YOU HATE: Reruns.

YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS:  Comparative Advantage- by Ian Bruene.

CLOWNWORLD QUANDARIES:  Of Bears and Men.

MERCHAN IS DOING HIS BEST TO SAVE HIS CASE:  Judge warns prosecutors about ‘degree of detail’ during Stormy Daniels’ salacious testimony as jurors struggle to keep straight faces.

FUNNY HOW THE PEOPLE QUICKEST TO DISMISS THEIR COUNTRY’S NATIONAL FLAGS AS ‘MERE RAGS’ ARE SO AVID TO DEMAND RESPECT FOR THEIR (BLM/RAINBOW/PALLY) FLAGS:  Emblems of a flagging country.

GEE, YA THINK?  Covid vaccine may have killed hundreds of thousands in the US alone.

In addition, a preprint of a new study among nearly 50,000 employees at an Ohio clinic, posted last month, says that those who received more than one dose of the covid jab were found to be more rather than less likely to contract the illness. –

From Mark Steyn.   Linking this article

DON’T WORRY, BE HAPPY:

Biden's chief economist literally has no idea how bonds work 🤯

This is actually kind of scary. I didn't think they were this dumb. https://t.co/trD9ckYvBl

— Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) May 3, 2024

IT’S SATIRE, OR IS IT?

Uighur Slaves Struggling To Keep Up With Demand For Palestinian Headscarves https://t.co/xM7swbtL0i pic.twitter.com/vw09tHKvQV

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) May 7, 2024

ANOTHER NCLA WIN: NCLA Defeats Motion to Dismiss, Wins Expedited Discovery in Suit Alleging State Dept. Censorship.

OPEN THREAD: Be here now.

MY LATEST SUBSTACK ESSAY: Pushback Works: Campus political violence and the moral and practical aspects of resistance.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: China launches first Long March 6C rocket.

DAVID HARSANYI: John Kirby Says Israel Can’t Eliminate An Ideology With Force. History Disagrees.

Why did we fight any wars, for that matter? Why did we fight al-Qaida? Surely there were Tories left in the United States after the Revolutionary War and fans of slavery left after the Civil War. There were plenty of Nazis around after World War II. (There are plenty today.) The good news was that their leaders either committed gruesome suicides, were brought to justice, or were forced to hide in the jungles of South America where they worried that Mossad agents would show up and drag them to Israel to stand trial for their crimes. Most German civilians, even one-time fervent Nazis, made their peace with reality and moved on.

One hopes that when Hamas is obliterated in Gaza, despite Kirby’s objections, its leaders now living it up in Qatari resorts will also wonder if they will meet their ends by accidentally falling out a 20th-story window. And one hopes that the Palestinians, like the Germans and Japanese, will finally come to terms with reality and build better lives.

Cue the guys from the old Protest Warrior culture jamming Website from 2004:

TERMINAL LUCIDITY: Most Dementia Patients ‘Return’ Before Death And It’s Unclear Why.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE:

UNC professors are withholding students' grades until suspended, pro-Hamas agitators are un-suspended by administration.

All of these professors should be fired for refusing to do their jobs. https://t.co/DXEhFPBJr7

— Media Research Center (@theMRC) May 7, 2024

LIVE RESULTS: It’s Hoosier Primary Day!

VITAMIN D UPDATE: Unveiling Vitamin D’s Hidden Power Against Cancer. The gut microbiome is involved, too, so maybe I should have tagged this as “microbiome news.”

I HAD MISSED THIS: Jewel Shocks Fans By Slaying Undercover Karaoke in Dive Bar. It’s very sweet.

BREAKING: Trump Classified Docs Trial Postponed Indefinitely.

DISPATCHES FROM THE HOUSE OF STEPHANOPOULOS: ABC “News” Fires Its Woke DEI Hire “News Chief.”

They’re pretending she left of her own accord. But there were reports a week ago that ABC “News” was going to get rid of her, so you tell me.

She wasn’t just a DEI hire. She is literally made of DEI atoms.

ABC News President Kim Godwin, who touted diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), is reportedly on the chopping block, according to CNN.Debra OConnell, who was appointed in February to oversee the network, is currently conducting a leadership review as she has allegedly been appalled by Godwin’s management and leadership style, sources told CNN. She has reportedly failed to replace key positions and has caused anxiety to circulate among staff.

And now she’s “retiring.” Retiring under a cloud of failure and scandal, that is.

“Keep an eye on this. Wanna bet that a lawsuit won’t be far behind?,” Ed Morrissey adds.